The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.8° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
27
32
27
23
17
15
15
22
74
87
74
49
47
40
42
71
135
70
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
30
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:41PM1.56m
1:29AM0.95m
3:09PM1.60m
3:21AM0.92m
4:25PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:37PM0.63m
7:38AM0.35m
10:14PM0.55m
9:05AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
27
25
22
21
20
19
19
21
23
23
21
20
18
18
19
26
29
28
26
20
Feels °C
26
24
21
20
19
18
18
20
22
21
18
17
15
16
16
23
26
26
25
17
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